Samuel Morgan Shortridge
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- August 3, 1861
- Died
- January 15, 1952
- Age at death
- 90
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1920–1926
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shortridge1.1M
Opponents820,947
2
Elections run
Between 1920 and 1926, Samuel Morgan Shortridge ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Shortridge's biggest single-election total was 670,128 votes, in the 1926 U.S. Senate election in California. Shortridge's closest win came in the 1920 U.S. Senate election in California, decided by 76,255 votes.
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How many votes has Samuel Morgan Shortridge received?
Samuel Morgan Shortridge has received 1,117,963 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 670,12863.12% | John B. Elliott |
| 1920 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 447,83549.01% | James Duval Phelan James S. Edwards |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000380) and Wikidata (Q437382). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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